How to do Bodyweight Squat
Muscles worked
Main: Quads. Also: Glutes, Hamstrings.
Step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. You can place your hands behind your head. This will be your starting position.
- Begin the movement by flexing your knees and hips, sitting back with your hips.
- Continue down to full depth if you are able,and quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position. As you squat, keep your head and chest up and push your knees out.
This one has a camera check. See the squat form check.
Similar exercises
- Barbell Full Squat
- Barbell Hack Squat
- Barbell Lunge
- Barbell Side Split Squat
- Barbell Squat
- Barbell Squat To A Bench
Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.
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